[Taxacom] Salvadoraceae paraphyletic? (was: North America...)

[John Grehan]

 Ken,

For one who forcefully expresses so much confidence in dispersal ability
as the key to biogeography it is surprising that you express such
ignorance of biogeographic patterns extensively documented in the
literature. At least in support of your systematic arguments you show
familiarity with the systematic literature. Perhaps its time to do the
same for biogeography.

John Grehan

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[mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Kenneth Kinman
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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Salvadoraceae paraphyletic? (was: North
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Hi Michael,
       If such groups are "quite common", I am surprised that your list
of examples is so short.  And as for central Pacific terranes, I am
unable to figure out what you mean by "some including wood fossils".

               -----------Ken
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Michael Heads wrote:
      Trans-tropical Pacific groups in New Guinea and tropical America
(matching Bataceae) are quite common. Examples include the plant groups
Polygalaceae tribe Moutabeeae and a clade in Monimaceae (both from
molecular studies), and the spider Masteria (from Platnick's website).
The disjunction may involve central Pacific terranes (some including
wood fossils) that accreted westward to New Guinea etc., eastward to the
Caribbean, Colombia etc. 



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